Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Morse (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Morse. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Morse is located in Currituck County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Currituck County: Camden & Dare.
Below are the counties that are near Morse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morse:
- Currituck County (The home county of Morse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Moyock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tulls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Snowden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Shawboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Currituck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Knotts Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coinjock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlily
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlily is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
- Aydlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aydlett is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
- Corolla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- South Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belcross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Riddle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Elizabeth City Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Alder Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Gliden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Acorn Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Corapeake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Savage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Sunbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hobbsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Muddy Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Mintonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Weeksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Nixonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Nicanor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Belvidere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winfall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hertford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Chesapeake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Charlton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Norfolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- New Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Alantic City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Monticello Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Sussex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Glenwood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Portsmouth City (VA)
- Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Shoulders Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Suffolk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Driver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Whaley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Ames Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Bennett Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Kilby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Manning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Whaleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Virginia Beach City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Pungo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Nimmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
- Mapleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Sandbridge Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
- Westview Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Kempsville Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
- Aragona Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Pocahontas Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- Thalia Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
- Burtons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
- Virginia Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Virginia Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Virginia Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morse, see our County-by-County Page for Morse.
Cemeteries Near Morse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morse.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Morse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Moyock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Memory Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berea Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Memorial Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Charity Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Morse in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morse.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Moyock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Snowden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Tulls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Vine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vine is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
- Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lilly is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Shawboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Currituck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeds
- South Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belcross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Indiantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Knotts Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coinjock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morse.
Newspapers Published in Morse ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morse, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morse.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Morse:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Currituck County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Gates County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City
- Norfolk City
- Portsmouth City
- Suffolk City
- Virginia Beach City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |